The rising popularity of virtual reality games and increasing demand for virtual reality headsets are key factors which are expected to foster the growth of the global 360-degree camera market. According to Research Nester, the global 360-degree camera market is expected to flourish at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.4% from 2017 to 2024. The portfolio broadly relates to spherical, 360-degree camera systems that can capture images and video in all directions for a full virtual reality (VR) experience.

The portfolio is applicable to 360-degree camera systems that create a full spherical image. Utility can be found in virtual reality, sporting photography, and other 360-degree image and video applications. GTT Group has prepared evidence of use materials that will be made available to interested purchasers under NDA.

“The market for virtual reality content, enabled by 360-degree camera systems, is forecast for tremendous growth in order to support virtual reality games and other VR applications,” Andrew Godsey, GTT Group Director of Asset Services. “We are excited to offer the spherical camera portfolio that includes critical technologies enabling this market.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by July or earlier.

The invention is applicable to mobile phone apps that enable users to remotely lock, unlock and start a vehicle. The patented technology allows the app to be deployable and operable on more than one phone at the same time. Mobile apps are currently offered by automobile manufacturers, automobile component suppliers, and connected vehicle service providers that provide remote operation features including keyless entry, remote start, and location tracking.

“The driving experience is currently being completely reimagined spurred by the work and development in the field of autonomous vehicles,” remarked Andrew Godsey, GTT Group Director of Asset Services. “This invention is related to a new generation of vehicles that will be connected to the outside world and will interact with their owners in ways not dreamed of in the past.”

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GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the patent. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patent in the market. Offers to acquire the patent should be submitted by November 2017.

Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the premier provider of patent analysis and transaction advisory worldwide, announces the availability of the Smart Home Energy Management Patent Portfolio related to the growing Smart Home and Building sector.

The Energy Management System Portfolio exclusively represented by GTT Group includes inventions that relate to the core capabilities of EMS. The patents in the portfolio contain a secure EMS control interface, managing network traffic among connected devices using different protocols and controlling the charge/discharge of battery cycles.

The global EMS market was $24B in 2015 and is expected to reach $72B by 2024, according to Grand View Research. The 14% CAGR will be driven by cloud computing and big data that will enable real-time energy analytics.

“Energy Management Systems play a vital role in enabling home owners and building managers to control energy costs and improve energy efficiency,” remarked Andrew Godsey, GTT Group Director of Asset Services. “We believe the patented inventions are strategic to the industry and will be a core asset within a company’s smart home and smart building patent portfolio.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Mick Banks. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by November 2017.

The portfolio contains 15 issued US patents and one US application in nine patent families. The patented technology can be used in a wide variety of applications, including touch screens, augmented reality (AR) goggles, optical interconnect devices, as well as microfluidics for biomedical applications. GTT Group has prepared evidence of use materials that will be made available to interested purchasers under NDA.

“Touch screens have become a part of our everyday life, revolutionizing the way that we interact with devices around us,” remarked Andrew Godsey, GTT Group Director of Asset Services. “We are excited to be working with innovators in the touch screen field who developed solutions enabling use in a wider range of devices and making touch screen devices more intuitive to use.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by November 2017.

Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the premier provider of patent analysis and transaction advisory services to information and communication technology companies worldwide, announces the availability of a patent related to the on-demand delivery of goods and services.

The patent contains methods that cover the deployment of vendor vehicles in response to an online order. The patent is applicable to different categories of the on-demand market, such as food delivery, carpooling services and e-commerce package delivery. GTT Group has prepared evidence of use materials that will be made available to interested purchasers under NDA.

“The on-demand delivery market has seen tremendous growth as a natural extension of ridesharing services,” remarked Andrew Godsey, GTT Group Director of Asset Services. “We are excited to be representing an inventor who helped develop the technology enabling this market.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by October 2017 or earlier.

The portfolio contains nine global assets in two patent families, including three issued US patents. The two families cover technologies related to manipulating images or video to create a customized media stream.

The portfolio contains inventions that relate to creating a composite image by combining portions of a user’s body with other graphical elements. The priority date of the related patents extends back to 1993 with a significant patent term adjustment that extends the life of the patent to 2019.

Another application of the claimed technology is gaming systems that provide users with the ability to personalize their experience by creating avatars that look like them. The portfolio also contains a family that covers a method for removing elements of an image or video and substituting it with elements from another source. The claims have applicability in a variety of use cases, such as mobile apps that provide “face-swapping” features, film production, animation, video games, etc.

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by October 2017.

The portfolio was developed by a pair of inventors who each have over 30 years of experience in high speed interconnect and electronic circuit design, as well as intellectual property development and protection. The inventors have over 85 patents in their name and have held senior technical positions in leading semiconductor companies.

The portfolio contains 11 global assets in one patent family, including four issued US patents and one pending US application. Other jurisdictions with patent coverage are China, Europe, Japan and Singapore.

The patented technology provides a high bandwidth, low latency, modular interface between a CPU and associated peripheral circuitry such as high-speed communication ports or memory channels. One key patent in the portfolio relates to an interposer, an electrical interface used to spread connections to a wider pitch or to reroute connections.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to be working with inventors that have made such pivotal contributions to the microelectronics industry,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “Their inventions are enabling the performance increases that are driving the advancements in high-performance computing.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

The portfolio contains 67 global assets in 21 patent families, including 25 issued US patents. Other key jurisdictions with patent coverage include China and Germany. The portfolio covers a variety of audio technologies, including wireless speakers, speech recognition, text-to-speech, and home entertainment systems.

“Our client’s name has been synonymous with innovation in the audio industry for over 50 years,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “This portfolio presents a significant opportunity to build an audio patent portfolio with key inventions that provide coverage of major market participants.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by July 2017.

The portfolio contains 21 global assets in three patent families, including six issued US patents and one pending US application. Other key jurisdictions with patent coverage include China and Germany. The three families cover technologies including location sharing, cloud-based data transmission, and messaging and status identification.

“The Social Media Patent Portfolio contains inventions that have widespread current use and inventions that we expect will be common features in future software applications,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The portfolio is applicable to a number of markets, including Location Based Services, Social Networking, Authentication/ Encryption Practices, SaaS and Mobile Applications.”

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by July 2017.

The portfolio contains 9 patent families, including nine issued US patents and their foreign counterparts. Other jurisdictions include China, Japan, Korea, France, Spain and Germany. Exemplary claims in the portfolio relate to digital rights management (DRM) in a network for distributing digital content; broadcasting live video over the internet; and maintaining overall quality of service (QoS) in a communication network.

“The internet has completely transformed the entertainment industry and how we consume media,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The Media Streaming portfolio covers key advancements in the management and maintenance of networks that provide video streaming over the internet.”

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by May 10, 2017.

The portfolio contains 4 patent families, including six issued US patents and 13 foreign assets. Other jurisdictions include China, Japan, Korea and Europe.

“The development of wearable and virtual reality technologies is rapidly changing how we interact with the world around us,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The portfolio we are representing has patents that are currently being used and patents that will likely be very important to the wearable and VR market for years to come.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market.

Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by April 28, 2017.

The portfolio contains 65 global assets in 12 patent families, including nine issued US patents and one pending US application. Other key jurisdictions with patent coverage include China, Japan, Germany and Canada. Eight of the patent families relate generally to the capture and use of biometric identifiers to authenticate users. The remaining four patent families specifically relate to eye tracking to identify user interest and interact with other devices.

Several inventions in the portfolio cover functionality that expands how biometric data is collected and used. The inventions in the portfolio related to eye tracking include following a user’s eye movement to identify interests, provide information about those interests, and interact with wearable devices.

“The rapid advancement of biometric technology has enabled the rise of the mobile connected life and impacted how consumers interact and behave in this new environment,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The portfolio we are representing contains inventions that cover enabling applications in mobile devices and in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applications and devices.”

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and applications in the market. Offers to acquire the portfolio should be submitted by April 2017.

GTT Group appointed Exclusive Monetization Advisor to Internet of Things Patent Portfolio

Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the premier provider of patent analysis and transaction advisory services to information and communication technology companies worldwide, announces the availability of a patent portfolio related to connected devices in a Smart Home environment.

The portfolio contains 12 issued U.S. patents and one US application in eight patent families. The portfolio is relevant to the control and automation of connected devices in a home or a business environment.

“The Internet of Things and Home Automation markets are growing rapidly and patent portfolios in these areas are receiving wide market interest,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “These inventions cover common features used in connected devices on the market and we expect the Portfolio will be an attractive offering.”

GTT Group has prepared materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

GTT Group is approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s subject matter experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and evidence of use in the market. GTT Group expects the portfolio to be fully divested by the end of April 2017.

The portfolio contains two issued US patents and one US application relevant to a number of applications such as mobile gaming, mobile apps, VR/AR headsets and navigation. Inventions in the portfolio claim methods for combining video images based on the viewer’s position to create an augmented reality experience.

“Current applications of augmented reality vary widely from gaming to healthcare,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “As the technology continues to develop, it will play a major role in how people see the world around them.”

GTT Group has prepared materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

“Users now expect to have access to their files and content no matter where they are and what device they are using. The inventions in this portfolio are core technologies allowing the personal media revolution,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Director of Asset Services, Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The patents in this portfolio cover industry-enabling features that make possible the efficient synchronization of files across multiple devices.”

GTT Group has prepared materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Key features covered by the patents include in-bound call notifications across unified communication devices and call routing in a virtual PBX system. The portfolio also contains patent families that pertain to use of virtualization in an intelligent network.

“We are excited to be exclusively offering a strong portfolio related to cloud technology,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “Our client is a leader in the development of communication technology and this portfolio represents key inventions in the cloud networking and communication industry.”

GTT Group has prepared materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

The portfolio contains five issued U.S. patents and one U.S. application. The patents focus on initiating an emergency Internet Protocol (IP) request using an IP-enabled device having GPS capability. The inventions in this portfolio are critical to providing important emergency services features being offered today.

“Obtaining reliable location information is one of the primary issues that needs to be addressed when transitioning to an IP-based emergency message,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The inventions in this portfolio cover providing global positioning data in an emergency situation and are being deployed across a number of devices and networks.”

GTT Group has prepared materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the premier provider of patent brokerage and patent transaction advisory services to information and communication technology companies worldwide, announces the availability of a patent portfolio related to Internet of Things that provides an innovative approach for discovery of, and communication between, devices in a connected environment.

The Internet of Things portfolio contains two issued U.S. patents and one U.S. application. The patents focus on an application program interface (API) that supports applications for consumer electronic devices, for instance in a Connected Home. The claimed API allows users to have multiple connected devices from different manufacturers and still allow them to communicate and coordinate with each other. The portfolio has a priority date in 2011 and an expected life extending for 15 years.

“The claimed API utilizes multiple discovery protocols and topic-based conversations to enable dissimilar connected devices to discover and communicate with one another,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “This reduces the burden on developers and provides end-users with a truly connected experience.”

GTT Group has prepared materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

“The Automotive Telematics portfolio contains inventions that are essential to safety, security, and emergency assistance initiatives being implemented by governments all around the world,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The portfolio will be a valuable addition to companies seeking to gain a strong patent position in the automotive space, particularly as new players are entering the market and telematics platforms are becoming ubiquitous in the automobile.”

GTT Group has prepared market adoption materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. The market adoption materials will be made available to interested parties under non-disclosure and non-notice provisions. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group announces the availability of a mobile technologies patent portfolio related to mobile devices, mobile applications and wireless networks.

The mobile technologies patent portfolio contains 24 issued U.S. patents and 27 U.S. applications. The patents cover key innovations across mobile and wireless technology from the mobile device touch screen, processor, and wireless hardware; to network infrastructure; to cloud server systems; and to remote device control and home automation. The portfolio has strong priority dates, dating back to the late 1990s, and is highly cited by industry leaders.

“A compelling aspect of this portfolio is that the patents provide applicability to the entire mobile ecosystem,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey. “The claims provide coverage from the user interface all the way down to mobile device components.”

GTT Group has prepared market adoption materials to illustrate the value of the portfolio. The market adoption materials will be made available to interested parties under non-disclosure and non-notice provisions. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

“The inventions covered by the patents in this portfolio include a key feature being offered by mobile email applications,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey, Director of Asset Services. “We expect to see strong interest from companies interested in mobile messaging technology.”

GTT Group has prepared patent summaries and materials to illustrate market adoption by major market participants. The market adoption materials will be made available to interested parties under non-disclosure and non-notice provisions. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

The Portfolio’s first family of patents is applicable to controlling mobile notifications and message retrieval based on sensed conditions, such as motion, ambient light, temperature, or object proximity. User experience is improved by automatically retrieving messages on-behalf of the user or issuing notifications to the user in response to trigger conditions. These patented technologies can be implemented within currently available smartphones and wearable devices.

The Portfolio’s second family of patents is applicable to improving search from the perspective of the user. Patented technologies within this family supplement traditional keyword searching with contextual information obtained from natural language conversations previously recorded in the background. The patent technologies can be implemented within the context of wearable devices, smartphones, smart televisions, and entertainment systems.

“As our devices continue to improve in performance and functionality, there are high expectations set from users about their ideal experience,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Andrew Godsey, Director of Asset Services bio. “The inventors of this portfolio have done an incredible job of anticipating the trend in next gen devices and provided practical solutions for improving the user experience.”

GTT Group has prepared summaries of the patents and their market importance. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

The Portfolio contains seven issued U.S. patents and pertains generally both to monitoring user performance and to server interaction with software system users. Claimed inventions in this portfolio include tracking employee, contractor, and/or manager work time and performance.

GTT Group has prepared market adoption materials to illustrate how the assets have been adopted by major market participants. The market adoption materials will be made available to interested parties under non-disclosure and non-notice provisions. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group will approach potential buyers and provide materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and evidence of use in the market. The portfolio will be sold at a private auction in November 2014.

The portfolio relates to front-lit displays where light is directed towards the screen as opposed to backlit displays that directs light into the user’s eyes. The portfolio contains one issued U.S. patent and one U.S. application. The claims are broadly drafted to cover methods and devices related to illuminating displays. E-Readers utilizing E Ink are currently the primary application of front-lit displays. Major technology companies have also been developing reflective display technology for smartphones, tablets and wearables.

GTT Group has prepared market adoption materials to illustrate how the assets have been adopted by major market participants. The market adoption materials will be made available to interested parties under non-disclosure and non-notice provisions. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group will approach potential buyers and provide materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and evidence of use in the market. The portfolio will be sold at a private auction in September 2014.

The portfolio contains three patent families with a total of seven U.S. issued patents and two U.S. applications. The patents in the portfolio claim a priority date as early as 1998. Key inventions in the portfolio relate to searching for website content based on specified content categories, such as image content or video content. Allowing users to search for images and videos is a key feature that is offered by current internet search engines.

GTT Group has prepared market adoption materials to illustrate how the assets have been adopted by major market participants. The market adoption materials will be made available to interested parties under non-disclosure and non-notice provisions. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Andrew Godsey. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group will approach potential buyers and provide materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and evidence of use in the market. The portfolio will be sold at a private auction in September 2014.

Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group) announces the availability of two 3D Touch assets. The assets are applicable to three-dimensional touch, hover, and air touch implementations currently utilized in mobile devices.

The 3D Touch offering involves one issued U.S. patent and one pending U.S. application. Leading mobile devices are implementing the 3D Touch technology in their latest models. In addition, this technology is being marketed in mobile device advertisements to drive sales. It is expected that additional well-known mobile devices, tablets, and handheld computer devices will be implementing this technology in the very near future. The patents are also applicable to developing 3D input functionalities provided by graphics software providers.

“This offering provides strong coverage on an emergent feature that is becoming common in existing mobile devices on the market,” said GTT Group Director of Asset Services, Dan Buri. “Air touch, floating touch and hover technology has become a viable multi-touch alternative that can be implemented in conjunction with the multi-touch solutions offered in all smart phones and tablets. These patents cover existing 3-dimensional touch solutions and provide an open application for the purchaser to continue shaping the family.”

GTT Group has prepared market adoption materials to illustrate how the assets have been adopted by major market participants. The market adoption materials will be made available to interested parties under non-disclosure and non-notice provisions. To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Dan Buri. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

GTT Group will be approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio. In addition, GTT Group’s experts will be available to discuss the strengths of the patents and evidence of use in the market. The portfolio will be sold to an interested acquirer in July 2014.

GTT Group, the premier provider of patent analysis and transaction advisory services to information and communication technology companies worldwide, has announced the availability of a Machine Vision patent portfolio. The portfolio relates to technologies central to industrial applications of computer vision technology.

The patent portfolio contains fourteen issued U.S. assets and strongly correlates to existing machine vision technologies on the market. The patented technology reflects early innovation in the machine vision industry with priority dates as early as September of 1995.

The portfolio covers several technical areas including machine vision application software development. Computer vision programs that allow for interactive editing of vision tools in a control-flow structure are covered in the embodiments. In addition, tools that provide ActiveX/COM controls and .NET controls to facilitate development and third-party integration are covered by the application software development patents.

The patent portfolio also covers technology concerning automatically measuring the color difference between a color distribution of an object and a reference color image. The patented technology is advantageously used in automated color difference measurement systems.

GTT Group will be approaching potential buyers and providing materials explaining the strategic advantages of acquiring the portfolio.

To receive more information about this opportunity, please contact Dan Buri. All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.